Soliciting Darkness Pindar, Obscurity, and the Classical Tradition

Informationen zum Autor John T. Hamilton is the William R. Kenan Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. Klappentext Hailed by Horace and Quintilian as the greatest of Greek lyric poets! Pindar has always enjoyed a privileged position in the so-called classical tradition of the West. Given the intense difficulty of the poetry! however! Pindaric interpretation has forever grappled with the perplexing dilemma that one of the most influential poets of antiquity should prove to be so dark. In discussing both poets and scholars from a broad historical span! with special emphasis on the German legacy of genius! Zusammenfassung In discussing both poets and scholars from a broad historical span, with emphasis on the German legacy of genius, Hamilton investigates how Pindar’s obscurity has been perceived and confronted, extorted and exploited. This study addresses a variety of pressing issues, including the possibility or impossibility of a continuous literary tradition.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John T. Hamilton, John T. (Assistant Professor of Comparat Hamilton, John T. (Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and of Literature Hamilton, John Thomas Hamilton
• Edition: Harvard University Press
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 01.01.2004
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises
• EAN: 9780674012578
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01257-8
• Nombre de pages: 350
• Thème: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature; Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature; Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature (HUP)
• Catégories: LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets